| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| une veste, il fait frais. |
| une veste, il fait frais. |
| Prends |
| Prends |
| Prends une veste, il fait frais. |
| Prends une veste, il fait frais. |
| "Take a jacket, it's chilly." |
| We use Prends in this sentence because it's the correct tu-form imperative of prendre, used to give direct instructions. In the imperative, we drop the subject tu and use just the verb. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| l'adresse dans ton téléphone. |
| l'adresse dans ton téléphone. |
| Note |
| Note |
| Note l'adresse dans ton téléphone. |
| Note l'adresse dans ton téléphone. |
| "Write down the address in your phone." |
| We use Note in this sentence because it gives a direct instruction using the imperative tu form of noter, meaning "write down." |
| This form is short and direct, used without tu. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| la date sur le billet. |
| la date sur le billet. |
| Vérifie |
| Vérifie |
| Vérifie la date sur le billet. |
| Vérifie la date sur le billet. |
| "Check the date on the ticket." |
| We use Vérifie in this sentence because it's the imperative form of vérifier for tu, used to tell someone to check something directly. |
| It's common to confuse it with vérifiait "was checking" or vérifions "let's check," but those don't work for giving a simple command. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| Il |
| Il faut |
| Il faut remplir |
| Il faut remplir ce formulaire. |
| Il faut remplir ce formulaire. |
| "You need to fill out this form." |
| Il faut remplir ce formulaire. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| "You should sleep a bit more." Focus on the word "should." |
| (Tu doit or Tu devrais) dormir un peu plus. |
| (Tu doit or Tu devrais) dormir un peu plus. |
| Tu devrais |
| Tu devrais |
| Tu devrais dormir un peu plus. |
| "You should sleep a bit more." |
| Tu devrais is used here because |
| devrais is the conditional form of devoir, which means "should." |
| When followed by an infinitive verb, it's used to suggest something politely: tu devrais dormir means "you should sleep." |
| Tu doit is grammatically incorrect. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| (Éteins or Éteint) la lumière en sortant. |
| (Éteins or Éteint) la lumière en sortant. |
| Éteins |
| Éteins |
| Éteins la lumière en sortant. |
| "Turn off the light when you leave." |
| Éteins is used here because |
| it's the imperative form of éteindre for tu. |
| Éteint is the past participle of éteindre, meaning "turned off" You can't use a past participle alone as a command. |
| Let's translate some sentences into French. |
| Translate "You should bring a bottle of water." into French. |
| Tu, the subject pronoun meaning "you," |
| followed by |
| devrais, the conditional form of devoir, meaning "should," |
| next |
| emporter, the infinitive verb meaning "to bring (something with you)," |
| followed by |
| une bouteille, meaning "a bottle," |
| next |
| d'eau, meaning "of water." |
| Tu devrais introduces a polite suggestion using devoir in the conditional. Emporter is the infinitive that follows. Together, it means "you should bring." |
| Tu devrais emporter une bouteille d'eau. |
| Tu devrais emporter une bouteille d'eau. |
| "You should bring a bottle of water." |
| Translate "You have to lock the door." into French. |
| Il faut, an impersonal expression meaning "it is necessary" or "you need to," |
| followed by |
| fermer, the infinitive verb meaning "to close" or "to lock," |
| next |
| la porte, meaning "the door," |
| followed by |
| à clé, a phrase meaning "with a key" or "locked." |
| Il faut is an impersonal phrase that means "it is necessary" or "you need to." It's followed by the infinitive fermer, to express what action is required. |
| Il faut fermer la porte à clé. |
| Il faut fermer la porte à clé. |
| "You have to lock the door." |
| Translate "You should ask for help at the front desk." into French. |
| Tu, the subject pronoun meaning "you," |
| followed by |
| devrais, the conditional form of devoir, meaning "should," |
| next |
| demander, the infinitive verb meaning "to ask for," |
| followed by |
| de l'aide, meaning "some help," |
| next |
| à l'accueil, meaning "at the reception/front desk." |
| Tu devrais introduces advice using devoir in the conditional. It's followed by demander, the infinitive verb, to say "you should ask." |
| Tu devrais demander de l'aide à l'accueil. |
| Tu devrais demander de l'aide à l'accueil. |
| "You should ask for help at the front desk." |
| Listen to me as I speak. Which expression of obligation is used in the sentences? |
| Prends une veste, il fait frais. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Prends une veste, il fait frais. |
| Did you hear Prends? |
| Prends means "take." It's the imperative form of the verb prendre for tu. |
| It gives a direct instruction — the subject tu is left out. |
| How about...? |
| Il faut remplir ce formulaire. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Il faut remplir ce formulaire. |
| Did you hear Il faut? |
| Il faut means "you need to" or "it's necessary to." |
| It's a fixed phrase used to express necessity, and it's always followed by an infinitive verb. |
| Next… |
| Tu devrais dormir un peu plus. |
| One more time. |
| Tu devrais dormir un peu plus. |
| Did you hear Tu devrais? |
| Tu devrais means "you should." |
| It uses the conditional form of devoir to give polite suggestions, followed by an infinitive. |
| And... |
| Vérifie la date sur le billet. |
| One more time. |
| Vérifie la date sur le billet. |
| Did you hear Vérifie? |
| Vérifie means "check." |
| It's the imperative form of vérifier for tu — another direct command without using the subject. |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to give advice and assistance in French. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway. |
| Au revoir ! |
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